VitiNord 2009 was a resounding success!
St-Hyacinthe ( Quebec ) hosted the second international symposium on northern climate viticulture. 340 participants representing 8 countries attended the 17 conferences during 3 days. They had the opportunity to interact with different experts in the grapevine industry through organized activities.
The recognition dinner highlighted the contributions to the development of viticuture in cold climates of 9 people; As each wine was served during the wine tasting dinner, the producer of the wine discussed his or her technique for producing it. The trade show revealed many new products from various represented countries.
We thank all participants, exhibitors and speakers who contributed for the success of this event. Hope to see you in 2012!
Introduction
The mission of the International Association for Northern Viticulture (IANV) is to promote the advancement of viticulture in northern environments that are characterized by cool or short summers and/or cold winters. The IANV successfully organized an international symposium in 2006 in Riga, Latvia where 17 countries were represented.
Agricultural diversification is a method to boost rural areas and stimulate local economy. The development of cold climate viticulture follows this belief closely and the Quebec wine industry greatly supports this event’s initiative.
Nouvelles / News
Two new documents on some grape varieties grown in China have been filed in «Country update»
We've added a section « Documents » on our website where you can now find the PDF documents of conferences that have been presented at the Symposium last November and some photos. You will also find a section "Country Update" where documents on northern viticulture will be deposited monthly. This month, Latvia is in the spotlight!
The Recognition Dinner was the occasion ti honour some people
who have contributed to the development of viticulture in northern climates.
Click here to see the texts.
Visit the site in coming weeks. We will try to place all approved conferences on the website VitiNord by late January. Deposits will be made gradually as the conference will be treated.
Dates to Remember
The 3rd international symposium on northern climate viticulture is expected in 2012. Date and venue to be confirmed.
Conference location
L’Hôtel des Seigneurs de Saint-Hyacinthe
1200, rue Johnson, Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec)
Canada J2S 7K7
1-866-SEIGNEUR (734-4638)
www.hoteldesseigneurs.com
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Organizing Committee
- Alain Breault, Viticulture A&M
- Tom Plocher, IANV
- Mark Hart, IANV
- Larbi Zerouala, Agronomist, MAPAQ
- Luc Vallée, TRANSAQ
- Bernard Gravel, Coordinator
For more information please contact the Symposium Coordinator, Bernard Gravel, via email at info@vitinord.org.
International Association Northern Viticulture (IANV): www.northernviticulture.org.
Collaborators
Thank you to our collaborators who have contributed to the achievement of this event.
- Anouk De Coninck, charge fair exhibitors
- Christiane Côté, secrétariat
- François Roberge, Sommelier professor
- Gaelle Dubé, agr., organization and logistics
- Isabelle Turcotte, agr., organization and logistics
- Marc Ménard, Financière agricole du Québec, finance Committee
- Michel Beaupré, collaborator
- Richard Grenier : logistics management and computer graphics
- Sarah Hoodspith, Consultants Sasabee, translation
